After his career, Sam Ngoc Duc resigned as captain of the HCM City Club?

V.League 2021 had to be canceled after only going through 12 rounds due to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic. This causes many clubs to struggle financially, including the HCM City Club. Unfortunately, the home team of Thong Nhat Stadium decided to cut 50% of the kickback fee as well as the salary debt of the players. By February 2022, they sent a notice to the players stating that the club only supported 10% of the remaining half of the season’s kickback fee.

The unilateral decision from the leadership of the HCM City club did not receive the consent of the majority of the players. 13 players worked hard to claim their rights, they even invited a lawyer to participate, but until now the two sides have not found a common voice and are ready to take each other to court.

Frustrated from the salary and bonus cuts and bribes by up to 90%

In a recent conversation with Dan Viet reporter, captain Sam Ngoc Duc said that up to now, Ho Chi Minh City Club has not yet paid all salaries and bonuses for the players. The defender himself in 1992 revealed, because last season he received enough tips, so this season he will be deducted 90% of the fee for both phases. This is also the situation that many players are facing.

Before the unsatisfactory decisions from the team’s leaders, Sam Ngoc Duc affirmed: “We have hired a lawyer, agreed to lose 50% of the kickback, the remaining 50% of the half-season fee has not been received yet. We were determined to get it back. The leadership should have sat down to find a solution with the brothers, but decided on their own, not through the players, which made us extremely disappointed.”

“My bribe is more than 1 billion a year, but the club deducts 700-800 million kickback. Moreover, I am currently withheld about 3 months of salary, and 250 million half-season kickback. We have accepted the same. The club overcame difficulties and accepted to deduct 50% of the kickback fee of the half season, just like Nam Dinh team also deducted 20%.But if the club does not pay the kickback, we will follow the case to the end to reclaim the rights and The money comes from our own sweat and effort. I think if we don’t pay a bribe, it will be difficult for leaders and players to come to a common voice “- continued the 30-year-old defender.

After working hard, you can resign as captain

The reduction of the bribe fee and salary debt greatly affects the life of Sam Ngoc Duc as well as the players. The Nghe An player shared that the lack of payment from the club resulted in all his family’s living expenses being affected. Outside of practice hours, Sam Ngoc Duc even has to help out at a noodle shop or work as a shipper to earn extra income to take care of his family and pay employees.

Also in this sharing with PV Dan Viet, Sam Ngoc Duc admitted that he is ready to “stop” wearing the “Red Battleship” captain’s armband to show his determination in fighting for his rights with his teammates. He said: “It’s your right to fight for a kickback, including mine. I have to fight for you. If it’s only 1 or 2, it’s probably a small matter, but If the whole team has to work hard because they don’t get paid, that’s a big problem.

I’m the captain, I never urge you guys to drop out. Before Tet, the brothers asked to quit practicing, but I also had to encourage them to practice again. Until the match in the National Cup, the brothers went to ask the leader but they did not have an answer, so we stopped practicing. Ho Chi Minh City Club aims to reach the top 5 this season, I myself try my best to contribute to the club. Therefore, I hope that the money will be settled in the near future so that the players have the spirit of competition and dedication to the club.”

Before that, Sam Ngoc Duc was one of 13 players of the Ho Chi Minh City Club who worked to claim their rights. After that, the players present in this group were not registered by coach Tran Minh Chien to play in the match against Saigon FC in the 1/8 round of the 2022 National Cup. That match, the “red battleship” let lost the ticket to the quarterfinals to the team of the same city on the penalty shootout.